‘All cigarettes sold in the UK must have standardised packaging from next month after the supreme court refused permission to the tobacco industry to appeal against the new laws.’
The Guardian, 11th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An insider in the tobacco industry has revealed some of the unscrupulous tactics it is using to avoid new restrictions governing the marketing of cigarettes that come into force next month.’
The Guardian, 9th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The remaining rights of prisoners to smoke inside their cells are to be challenged at the supreme court in a case which, if successful, could inflame discipline problems in prisons.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Local authorities must be given more powers to shut down unregulated shisha cafes as loopholes in Government legislation allow venues to reopen “virtually overnight”, Brent Council has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd February 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Three tobacco companies have lost their appeal against the government’s plain packaging rules for cigarettes packs.’
BBC News, 30th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Only one person has been fined for smoking in a car when children are present in the first 12 months since the ban was introduced, according to an investigation.’
The Guardian, 13th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Police are choosing not to enforce a new law protecting children from people smoking in cars, figures suggest.’
BBC News, 29th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An interesting Court of Appeal decision concerning the science of migratory salmon, and the circumstances in which compensation will be granted when an interference with Article 1 Protocol 1 is found.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd June 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A new EU law has come into effect that will change the way people buy cigarettes and other tobacco products.’
The Independent, 20th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The laws on cigarette packaging are set to change by the end of the month, with 10-packs banned and boxes designed to be ‘drab’ and covered in health warnings.’
The Independent, 14th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In Secretary of State for Justice v Paul Black [2016] EWCA Civ 125 the Court of Appeal ruled that the Crown was not bound by Part 1 of the Health Act 2006 to ban smoking inside public prisons.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th March 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Plans to ban e-cigarettes for the first time in the UK in public places where children are present have been defeated.
The landmark vote by the Welsh Assembly aimed to restrict the use of nicotine inhaling devices in public places such as schools, restaurants and on public transport.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Little Haven beach in Pembrokeshire, West Wales, is the first seaside resort in Britain to trial the no-smoking signs on the sand.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A compulsory, immediate ban on smoking in prisons has been overturned by the court of appeal, allowing the Ministry of Justice to introduce its own voluntary, phased controls.’
The Guardian, 8th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A new law aimed at protecting children from health risks of adults smoking in cars has turned into a farce after it emerged that Britain’s largest police force has not prosecuted a single driver.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Prison Officers Association (POA) is to launch a judicial review against the Prison Service to speed up an outright ban on smoking in prisons.’
BBC News, 18th January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘From 20 May, how you vape will change.’
The Independent, 4th January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Britain’s drug regulators have given the go-ahead for a British American Tobacco (BAT) e-cigarette to be sold as a medicine for quitting smoking, the first such product to be given a drug licence in the UK.’
The Guardian, 4th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Four of the world’s biggest tobacco firms are to begin a legal challenge to the government’s new packaging rules.’
BBC News, 10th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A law banning smoking in vehicles carrying children has come into force in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 1st October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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